Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: NURLED, NUMBED, NUBILE, NURSED, NUDGER and NUCLEI. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 19 of the 40 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- NUZZLE24 points
- NUBBLY13 points
- NUMBLY13 points
- NUCHAE11 points
- NUCHAL11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is D (8 words), followed by T (7).
More 6 letter words starting with N
NU at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with NU?
There are 40 6 letter words that start with NU in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with NU?
NUZZLE, worth 24 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with NU make good guesses?
NUMBED, NURLED and NUDEST use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.